Beethoven Variations: Poems on a Life

by Ruth Padel

Book Overview

A fascinating poetic journey into the mind and heart of a musical genius, from the author of the celebrated Darwin: A Life in Poems

Ruth Padel's new sequence of poems, in four movements, is a personal voyage through the life and legend of one of the world's greatest composers. She uncovers the man behind the music, charting his private thoughts and feelings through letters, diaries, sketchbooks, and the conversation books he used...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593317726
• ISBN13: 9780593317723
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"